Rejecting the Alpha Twins

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Regan POV

I heard the front door shut and knew that meant the Alpha twin clothes and iron them in the laundry room. Moments later, my Isabelle’s, her green eyes blazing as she glared at me.

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were gone, breathing a sigh of relief as I continued to fold. epmother’s face appeared, a more mature version of

“What on earth was that?” she snarled, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing me fiercely.

1 paused, putting the washing down, and looked at her questiongly

“I’m sorry, what was what?” I asked dumbly,

I had made certain to remain out of the way while Isabelle visite with Xander and Xavier, keeping upstairs and out of their sight. As far as I knew, I hadn’t done anything wrong.

“The way you’ve been acting” she hissed, looking down her nose at me, “Isabelle told me how you insulted her and then you almost ran into the twins because you weren’t looking.”

“I didn’t insult” I began heatedly, but she held up a hand silencing me and my protests.

I bit the inside of my lip and fumed. It wouldn’t matter what I said, she would always defend her daughter and find something to complain about in regards to me.

“Don’t bother” she interrupted fiercely. “Go and get dinner ready Your father will be home soon, and he’ll be hungry.”

I scurried past her, down to the kitchen, and began to cook, keeping my head lowered, aware that my stepmother was looking for any excuse to grow angry with me. There was no sign of Isabelle but that wasn’t unusual, considering that she often went to eat with her friends. By the time I had finished, my stepmother and father were sitting at the table, waiting with frowns on their faces. I carefully put a plate in front of each of them and then sat down at the end of the table alone. Just like I did every night. I stared down at my food, moving my fork around listlessly.

“How was work sweetheart?” my stepmother cooed, smiling brilliantly at my father.

My father grunted. “There’s been a few sightings of rogues. We’ve had to increase patrol and secure the perimeter extra tight. More men are patrolling the grounds, and we’ve started training some of the younger males so that they can learn to defend the pack” he sighed. “The work is never–ending” he shotine a glance of disapproval, “But the fewer that are killed during rogue attacks the better,” he said icily as the blood drained from my face..

I knew that was a deliberate shot at me. A reminder of what I had done.

Heather shot an uncomfortable look at me and then reached over and touched my father’s hand, drawing his attention back to her, and thankfully taking his focus off of me. I kept my head down, playing with my food, my appetite now gone. I could feel my chest tightening as I struggled to keep my breathing even.

“Honey, guess what” Heather said excitedly, as my father looked at her and raised a brow, his eyes softening as he gazed upon his mate.

“Hmm, I’m guessing it has something to do with Isabelle” he guessed, making Heather laugh out loud and throw her head back, her eyes dancing in amusement.

Aander and Xavier come to speak to her today. Am I right in guessing that negotiations have been concluded?” she leaned forward, spearing my father with a fierce gaze, “Is my daughter to be the official Luna of the pack?” she asked, her voice rising in excitement.

My father grinned. There was a gleam in his eyes as he looked at his wife, his hand gently squeezing hers. Neither of them so much as spared me a glance or paid a whit of attention to me. I might as well have been invisible for all they cared. Isabelle

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have organized such a huge deal for the family and to be able to elevate their status with Isabelle’s becoming Luna. My

taking Isabelle as their chosen mate. However, they must wait until Isabelle is officially eighteen and she must agree with rejecting her fated mate, should

no probleins with those conditions. She’s always wanted to be the Luna of the pack, ever since she can remember”

their mates being in this pack is practically nil” my father said shrugging, “ey would

clapped her hands, looking excited. “Wouldn’t that solve all of

certainly make things easier” my father grumbled and then looked at me,

decide what to do

was even bothering to acknowledge

stepmother broke in, causing me to look at her sharply; “Since Regan and Isabelle have practically grown up together and are about the same age.” she trailed off, an

follow you;” my father said with narrowed eyes “What does that have to do

her every need” she explained as I sat there in shock. “Why shouldn’t it be Regan? It would be beneficial for her sister to have somebody she could trust to take

solution. A slave to my sister’s every whim, like I already was. I could feel bitterness beginning to consume me. looked towards my father, hoping he would make some sort of objection or protest, perhaps even deny Heather this one. request, but he was nodding slowly, a thoughtful

It’s an honor to work for your Luna;” he told me frostily as I began to shake my head, “and god knows you don’t possess the strength to take over my role as Beta when the time comes, as pany and weak as you are.”

leaving the pack when I turn eighteen” I blurted out unable to hold back anymore, the words just slippiChapter 3

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kitchen, only to be greeted by the scowl on my father’s face. Great. I sensed that something even worse than

coming with me to the training grounds

I was. I can’t fight remember.

ducked the fist coming towards me in time. In fact, I was surprised to have dodged it at all. Even my father looked

everyone else today, want to see if you have any Beta blood flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not test me. Next time you won’t doige

to the grounds, wondering idly where Isabelle was and feeling particularly hard done by that she didn’t have to come as well. I felt apprehensive, looking towards the small group of pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing to fight and hone their skills, As Alphas they needed to know how to fight and protect the pack that they would become

defend yourself in case you, for some reason are unable to shift into your wolf form, whether it’s because you are severely injured, or you have been dosed with wolfsbane. It’s an important lesson to learn. I want you to split up into groups” he began and pointed at Xander and Xavier. “Naturally you two will face

could already see her sizing me up. We moved over 10) a corner of the ring. Tiffany’s mouth was already beginning to curve into a vicious smile. I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins going full throttle at each other, so fast they were almost blurs. It

chance” Tiffany giggled and flipped her hair over her head, before slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you show me what you’ve

was forced to move as Tiffany began to launch her attack, catching me by surprise, her fist landing squarely in my stomach as I gave a strangled sound, followed by her knee kicking me hard

than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud.

my mind. Even Tiffany, an average fighter at best, found me pitiful, I could already see the disappointment and pure contempt on my father’s face as I slowly climbed back to my feet, wiping my swollen lip and wincing from the pain. I knew the basic fighting positions, but my father hadn’t prepared me for this kind of fighting Probably because he didn’t want me capable of defending myself against this kind of treatment. I wondered if this was a lesson or a way for him to manipulate me into agreeing to

the twins were glancing over in interest I was going to look like an idiot, I thought, closing my eyes for a moment and then reopening them, but there

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enjoy this,” Tiffany pursed her

few punches, my head and body moving to the side in graceful movements. I saw Tiffany’s eyes widen in shock, even as she renewed her efforts. I threw out a punch of my own and watched stunned, as though it was happening in

intending to. I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany

position, wincing as she corrected it, and then. glared at me. “I didn’t mean

she shouted out loud, almost hysterical, “You broke

stomach as she doubled over, wheezing and coughing, her eyes watering slowly. I had kicked out hard, out of

I knew it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly darkening, and I could see the menace in them.

up, hatred glittering in her eyes; “You think I’m going to let some little bitch like you defeat me?” her tone was

the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern

I turned my head and then stilled Tiffany was shifting into her wolf form, her claws growing. fur appearing on her limbs, her eyes darkening. As she transformed into her wolf, I stood there, unable to move as she jumped directly towards me, a snarl on her lips. I braced myself, waiting for the inevitable, certain that she was about to rip my throat out. She wasn’t supposed to shift, none of us were, but she wasn’t letting that stop her. She hadn’t liked being humiliated in front of everyone and she was getting her revenge. I waited, anticipating flooding through

ordered in unison, two bodies putting themselves between me and Tiffany as